Pete C

Ross Bagdasarian William Saroyan Rosemary Clooney (any guesses on the connection?)

What;s "The Complete Chicago Disc"? Looks like this is it: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Pershing-Club-Charlie-Parker/dp/B00008HAU7 There's an Amazon seller who's offering it new for $9.95 + $2.98 s/h. & I agree, George Freeman is great--sounds ahead of his time.

My mistake--the Savoy box was on BYG.

When I first heard Elvin Jones Live at The Lighthouse I called it Elvin and the Two Jewish Tranes. Then when I heard Grossman on a live date from the '90s (as leader, but with the McCoy Tyner Trio) on Dreyfus he sounded much more like Rollins.

Me too. I was also wild about that version of Ornithology, but it was eventually superseded by a Montreal version (on Uptown, previously a bootleg) that's smoking. I bought lots of stuff on that label, including Mingus's Minor Intrusions. A bunch have been showing up again on a label called Grammercy: http://www.grammercy.com/app/albums/search/&genre=Jazz In the '70s I bought the complete Bird on Savoy on Saga.

Fred Friendly Alceste the Misanthrope Moliere

Swingin' Carpenter Blues.

I don't think the Don Byas influence has really gotten its due. I hear Byas in lots of players, e.g. Von Freeman, Paul Gonsalves, Roland Kirk, Chico Freeman, Ricky Ford, Daniele D'Agaro, James Carter and a bunch of others.

This is it: http://www.amazon.com/At-Cafe-Society-Downtown-Birdland/dp/B000059T6J I have it. It's great. This session in particular is wonderful: Charlie Parker Quintet Charlie Parker (as) Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d) "Birdland", NYC, November 1, 1952 How High The Moon Embraceable You - 52nd Street Theme

My joke was that it is indeed Jimmy Scott on Embraceable You (confirmed by Jimmy Scott), but for years was listed as Chubby Newsome.

H. Rider Haggard She Who Must Be Obeyed Horace Rumpole

Jerry Mathers Elbridge Gerry Jerry Mander

Maybe Chris believes if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything.

Maxie Rosenbloom Zuzu Little Lulu Alban Berg Alben Barkley Bishop Berkeley

I believe it's because of demands from the estate of Richard Carpenter, the "composer" of the tune. Couldn't they just retitle it Sid's Ahead, or something?

Does anybody know when Johnson first recorded on soprano?

I already have the complete Birdland recordings on Ember, no longer in print. That "female" vocalist "Chubby Newsome" is something else. I also had that Columbia double LP. There is a bunch more material from that engagement than was on the LP, which was from the Boris Rose archive. With material of this provenance I don't see why that would be a problem.

Sue Lyons Tiger Woods Max Baer Oh my!

I wonder why Walkin' wasn't included on the DVD. Surely there would have been enough space, as the two shows together are under 2 hours. I guess I'll hang on to my Karlsruhe bootleg.

When I was a teen in the '70s the JPJ Quartet often appeared on local NYC TV shows. I think the people at Master Jazz Records might have been good at getting their artists on TV, as Earl Hines and Roy Eldridge often seemed to pop up at that time too.

Alotta Fagina Donald Fagen Oliver Twist

Felix Cat Anderson Gato Barbieri

I never found anything to like about him.

Chuck Willis Willis Gator Jackson Willis

Carson Smith Bob Neel Russ Freeman